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Summary: Brooks only gets better
Review: Angel Fire East is a wonderful conclusion to the Word vs. Void series. The description in this book and its previous two are richly developed and decidedly romantically nostalgic. The reader is completely and thoroughly enveloped by the scenery and feelings of which Brooks obviously has felt and still feels, even to this day. I've heard Brooks say that these books are loosely based on his childhood and the town in which he grew up. He really knows how to put onto paper his inner most feelings. Our friend Nest Freemark has grown into full adulthood and now resides in her hometown. She is still trying to come to terms with her magic and at a time when she is most vulnerable, a demon comes looking for her. John Ross has discovered a gypsy morph of which will change the power struggle in favor of the Word. The only way for the gypsy morph to evolve into a helpful state is to encounter powerful magic much like it contains in itself. Nest has that power and John has decided to bring it to her in hopes of some much needed assistance. Of course the demon, Findo Gask has designs for getting the powerful gypsy morph through Nest. This book was really wonderful and gave me much enjoyment. I especially liked the descriptions of Christmas and all its warmth, proverbial and otherwise. If your looking to read something that is just simply good all around, this is the book for you. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: Very good finale to the "Word-Void" series
Review: John Ross is a Knight of the Word. His job is to fight the evil Void whereever it rears it's ugly head. But a "gypsy morph", wild and untamed magic, threatens to tip the balance toward the forces of evil unless John can capture and tame the morph. However he finds he must enlist old friend Nest Freemark's help after the morph (who has morphed into a little boy) asks for Nest by name. Complicating matters is the arch-demon Findo Gask and his cohorts who are out to find the morph too, and destroy him before the magic can be turned to the forces of good.I found this novel to very satisfying. It has good characterization, dialog, and story. Mr. Brooks makes you care about the people in this novel and what happens to them. Mr. Brook's writing is always good, bordering on the literary, and his story rises above much of the fantasy being published today. I recommend this book highly as well as the two previous books in this series, "Running With The Demon", and "A Knight of the Word".
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Summary: The End?
Review: This book was my favorite in the trilogy (for obvious reasons to those who have read it). Terry Brooks has brought the Word-Void series to an unexpected and suspenseful close that yearns for a sequel.
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Summary: Surprisingly Suspenseful
Review: I am not a fan of the fantasy genre. In fact I found Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy extremely boring and obvious and Tad Williams' Otherland sickening and bizarre. But this novel was one of the best written suspense novels I have ever read. The characters are real and the feelings are all too human. It uses magic only as an afterthought and emphasizes that self confidence and dedication to one's fellow human beings is a far more powerful magic than any conjured up inside anyone's head. I learned a couple of words I never knew existed before as well. I don't know if this will get me to read more of Terry Brooks' novels or not but it certainly taught me not to belittle any genre.
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Summary: Angels Fire East
Review: The recent series shows Brooks' maturity as a writer. Whereas the writer in traditional fantasy has virtually no restrictions in terms of plot and character development (dragons can fly and gnomes can ride on winged creatures), a writer who chooses to combine modernity with fantasy is presented with a real challenge of balancing both creditibility and imagination.
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Summary: third times a charm
Review: I personally found that I liked this book like the first two. It keeps you guessing until the end on what is going on and who is doing what. My only problem was with the ending. It seemed far too sad for my tastes.
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Summary: "Standing O" for Mr. Brooks!
Review: I LOVED this series. People will talk all day about Mr. Brook's Shannara series, which I for one, did not enjoy all that much. A few will nod their heads in the direction of the Landover series, but how can you not love this one?! Imagine a hero who every night in his dreams has to live in what the world will become if he fails in his mission. The sheer horror of that still boggles my mind. I was fascinated from the very beginning with this concept and was enthralled in the characters. As much as I loved the Landover series, this trilogy is my favorite of all his works. I am an avid fantasy reader. Almost a snob you might say and I am telling you this series is worth the effort. Ross is one of the most heroic characters I have ever had the pleasure of sharing an adventure with. Drizzy Dro'Urden, Elbyran the Nightbird, John Ross, Sparhawk. . .Damien Vyrce he belongs in that company. He left the series wide open for more books, I hope this is the case. Bottom line, read them, make up your mind. But you could do A LOT worse, believe you me.
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Summary: This is the book for non-Brooks fans
Review: Sorry to say, Brooks has been somewhat of a whipping-boy for the last twenty-odd years for most fantasy and SF readers and writers to use as an example of how not to write, and that reputation almost kept me from reading this series. The plot was interesting enough to get me into it, and I must say that this, as well as the first two books, are great examples of urban fantasy. I was so impressed that I plan to go back and read some of his other works to see if I've been missing anything. For anyone with a love of character-driven fiction and fantasy themes interwoven into the mundane, these are the books for you. They probably aren't for the more pedestrian consumer tastes who need big battles, dragons, quick-paced pulp action and all the other predictable genre devices that makes much fantasy literature these days virtually unreadable to anyone who appreciates a well written story. It's not suprising that it's not as popular amongst the Eddings/Jordan crowd. This is more like Koontz or King at the top of their form. In other words, good literature. I really hope Brooks conintues in this vein - he's proven he has greatness within.
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Summary: Angel Fire East drifted too much West.
Review: To sum up this book: I've seen all these moves before. There is nothing fresh in this tale, and with the same predicatable ending accorded to all dumb as post heroes and heroines, it's a sure bet to leave the reader in a coma. Question: Is Terry Brooks trying to be another Stephen King, one wonders? If so, he should cease and desist at once. Because this novel too is filled with annoying dimwitted heroes, villains, etc., much the same as SK's stuff has been lately. You know, guys, It is hard to go through a novel following the antics of characters with extremely low IQs -- very tedious and dreary. They keep doing really stupid blunders that you can see a mile away even before the author has the chance to write them down. Oooh! Aaaaahhh! Surprise, surprise! *yawnnnnnn* Very predictable, very boring tale -- like "The Phantom Menace," which was a super dog of a story. Woof-woof! Dull-dull extremely, excruciatingly dull, boys and girls.
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Summary: Good Book!
Review: This isn't one of his better novels but it's still a good book. It's worth reading, and I'm not just saying that because I'm a Terry Brooks fan. It was a good series, too bad it had to end.
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